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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008 BIO CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS (Bio-Technology) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. A reversible engine operating between a reservoir at 600K and the ambient atmosphere at 300K drives a refrigerator operating between 240K and the ambient atmosphere. Determine the ratio of energy rejected by both the devices to the ambient atmosphere to the energy absorbed by the engine from the reservoir at 600K. [16] 2. Write short notes on any two of the following:(a) Redlich Kwong (RK) equation of state (b) Virial equation of state (c) The compressibility factor method. 3. Show that for an ideal gas,
E V T

[16] [16]

=0

4. (a) Discuss the importance of fugacity in thermodynamics. (b) Discuss fugacity and fugacity coecient for pure species. [16]

5. Show that when Lewis Randall rule is valid for one species in a linery solution, the Henrys law lis is valid for the other one. [16] 6. Consider a system in which the following reaction occur, CH4 + H2 O CO + 3H2 (1) CH4 + 2H2 O CO2 + 4H2 (2) where the numbers (1) and (2) indicate the value of is the reaction index if there are present initially 2 mol CH4 and 3 mol H2 O determine expressions for the yi as functions of 1 and 2 . (16) 7. How TCA is related to Nulcleic acid biosynthesis. [16]

8. Discuss in detail that electrons in the organic substrate is transferred to oxygen. [16]

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008 BIO CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS (Bio-Technology) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Dene rst law of thermodynamics Enlist some consequences of rst law of Thermodynamics. (b) Dene heat and temperature and discuss basic dierences between the two. [16] 2. It is desired to design a tank to store 10Kmol methane at 6.0 MPa and 300K. Determine the size of the tank using the Red lich Kwong equation of state. The critical constants of methane are PC = 4.6M P a and TC = 190.6K. [16] 3. (a) What is the signicance of the second law eciency? (b) Dene the second law eciency of a process. 4. (a) Dene an excess property. Compare it with residual property. (b) Dene activity coecient what is activity coecient for ideal solution? [8+8] 5. (a) For VLE at low to moderate pressures, discuss the nature of equilibrium. (b) For VLE, Show that yi i P = xi i Pisat (i = 1, 2, N ) [8+8] [8+8]

6. Consider a system in which the following reaction occur, CH4 + H2 O CO + 3H2 (1) CH4 + 2H2 O CO2 + 4H2 (2) where the numbers (1) and (2) indicate the value of is the reaction index if there are present initially 2 mol CH4 and 3 mol H2 O determine expressions for the yi as functions of 1 and 2 . (16) 7. Discuss in detail about the stoichiometry of cell growth. [16]

8. (a) Dene the Yield Coecient and explain its signicance in the growth of cells by substrate utilization. (b) The following is the stoichiometric equation for combustion of the cell Pseudomonas uorescens growing in glucose medium.CH1.66 N0.2 O0.27 + 1.28 O2 CO2 + 0.1N2 + 0.83H2 O Assuming the heat of combustion of 104 kcal per moleO2 , calculate the heat released by combustion of bacteria in k cal/gram. [16]

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008 BIO CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS (Bio-Technology) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. A reversible engine operating between a reservoir at 600K and the ambient atmosphere at 300K drives a refrigerator operating between 240K and the ambient atmosphere. Determine the ratio of energy rejected by both the devices to the ambient atmosphere to the energy absorbed by the engine from the reservoir at 600K. [16] 2. It is desired to design a tank to store 10Kmol methane at 6.0 MPa and 300K. Determine the size of the tank using the Red lich Kwong equation of state. The critical constants of methane are PC = 4.6M P a and TC = 190.6K. [16] 3. Show that for an ideal gas,
E V T

=0

[16]

4. (a) Discuss the importance of fugacity in thermodynamics. (b) Discuss fugacity and fugacity coecient for pure species. [16]

5. Show that when Lewis Randall rule is valid for one species in a linery solution, the Henrys law lis is valid for the other one. [16] 6. (a) Show the eects of following on conversion: - Excess reactants, Presence of products in the initial reaction mixture. (b) Consider a vessel, which initially contain only no moles of water vapor. If decomposition occurs, according to the reaction, H2 O H2 + 1 O2 nd ex2 pressions, which relate the number of moles and the mole fraction of each chemical species to the reaction coordinate [7+9] 7. Explain in detail how EMP pathway can be used in ve dierent pathways. [16] 8. Estimate the theoretical growth and product yield coecients for ethanol fermentation by S.Cerevisiae as described by the following overall reaction. [16]

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008 BIO CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS (Bio-Technology) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. A reversible engine operating between a reservoir at 600K and the ambient atmosphere at 300K drives a refrigerator operating between 240K and the ambient atmosphere. Determine the ratio of energy rejected by both the devices to the ambient atmosphere to the energy absorbed by the engine from the reservoir at 600K. [16] 2. (a) What is ideal gas? Name the two-basic assumptions, which were made use of in deriving the ideal gas equation of state from kinetic theory arguments. (b) Dene thermodynamic properties, Classify the thermodynamic properties. What is the use of such classication. [8+8] 3. Show that for an ideal gas,
E V T

=0

[16]

4. The enthalpy of a binary liquid system of species 1 and 2 at xed T and P represented by the equation.H = 400x1 + 600 x2 + x1 x2 (40x1 + 20x2 ) Where H is in J mol1 . Determine expression for H1 and H2 as function of X1 numerical values for the pure species enthalpies H1 and H2 , and numerical values for the partial enthalpies at innite dilution H1 and H2

[16]

5. Discuss solid liquid equililbrium and their applications in brief. Show that for SLE xi i = Zi is s (all i) s [16] where s = fi f
i

6. (a) Dene reaction coordinate. What is its usefulness? (b) For a system in which the following reaction occurs CH4 + H2 o CO + 3H2 ,assume there are present initially 2mol CH4 , 1mol H2 o, 1mol Co and4 mol H2 . Determine expressions for the mole fraction yi as function of . [16] 7. (a) Explain the Gaden classication from stoichiometric point of view the product formation in fermentation processes. (b) The following stoichiometric equation describes penicillin systhesis: 1.5 Glucose + H2 SO4 + 2N H3 + phenylacetateP encilliumG + CO2 + 8H2O the theoretical yield of pencillium is 1.2g (gram of glucose). Find out the molecular weight of pencillium G. [16] 8. Discuss in detail the Energy Source dissimilation. 1 of 1 [16]